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SHEREEN ALI
A recent study of ageing in the
UK found that the number of
severely lonely men more than
50 was set to rise to one million
in the UK in 15 years.
The British charity Independent
Age said this mattered because
loneliness was a health risk: "If
you allow people to suffer from
loneliness, it has the equivalent
impact as smoking 15 cigarettes
adayandisasbigariskasobe-
sity."
In a three-part series, Shereen
Ali takes a look at this issue local-
ly. The men in this first piece are
all living alone in a home.
But while they share some
experiences of ageing issues, they
say they do not feel isolated,
because they have each other for
company. Turn to Page B2
B1
MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 24,
2014
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Pope Francis condemned
speculation in food commodities and
greed for profits on Thursday, saying
they were undermining the global
fight against poverty and hunger.
Addressing a United Nations
conference on nutrition, he called on
rich nations to share their wealth
and denounced waste, excessive
consumption and unequal
distribution of food.
"It is also painful to see that the
struggle against hunger and
malnutrition is hindered by market
priorities, the primacy of profit,
which have reduced foodstuffs to a
commodity like any other, subject to
speculation, also of a financial
nature," he told delegates from more
than 170 countries.
"The hungry remain, at the street
corner, and ask to be recognised as
citizens, to receive a healthy diet.
"We ask for dignity, not for
charity," he said at the United
Nations Food and Agriculture
Organisation (FAO) headquarters in
Rome. (Reuters)
Pope says food commodity speculation hurts fight against hunger
Ageing with grace
Three men comment on the challenges of growing older alone
Connection with others can make a big
difference in having healthier, happier
senior years. PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK
Trevor, 75
Trevor, 75, is a tall burly fellow
with a pale complexion who said
his biggest weakness was women:
"I was twice married. That was my
weakness. My first marriage was
the longer one, it lasted for more
than ten years and we had two
children."
But his family does not visit him
very regularly.
"I don't like the thought of
getting old," he says brusquely;
"There are physical challenges, like
whenItrytogetupoffthebedand
my right knee gives problems."
"I've always had a car. I still drive,"
he said. He seemed to be fine with
living at the home, as he still had a
lot of independence. "We are very
well cared for here," he said.
He is a retired accountant who
worked for the same employer for
more than 40 years. He used to
enjoy playing cricket and football,
he said.
What does he think about
connecting more with other people,
or doing other kinds of activities
now that he's getting older?
"I am a loner---I don't feel
isolated," he said with finality. He
added: "I am not interested in other
activities. For fun, I ole talk with
Carlee (Carlton)."